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BILLINGS, Mont. - The federal government predicts that trains hauling crudeoil or ethanol will derail an average of 10 times a year over the next two decades, causing more than $4 billion in damage and possibly...

...conference in Anchorage Jan. 9.Activity is still bustling on the North Slope despite the steady slide of crudeoil prices - Alaska crudeoil slid to $50 per barrel last week - but contractors worry that the layoff of rigs, crews and budget cuts...

...be transported.In the United States, 70 percent of crudeoil is shipped by pipeline, the safest and most efficient...spills above a few gallons. Then came 2013, in which more crudeoil was spilled in U.S. rail incidents than was spilled...

...weather and elbow room - have for the past several years been locked in a state sibling rivalry over population numbers and crudeoil output."It shocks me how much we have in common with Alaska, and it's not just the cold," said Kevin Iverson...

...organization that captures these diverse stakeholders to the fullest extent. And unlike RCACs, which are focused on crudeoil production and transportation and routinely make recommendations on regulatory issues, Harbor Safety Committees have...

...groups formed under the federal Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to represent citizen's interest in policy-making related to crudeoil transportation. The council commissioned the Cook Inlet Risk Assessment report in order to answer two questions: what...

...changes have enormous potential to help the U.S. economy. Policy changes we support, including lifting the ban on crudeoil exports from the United States and fast-tracking liquefied natural gas terminal permits, would make this even more...

...sticky," meaning they don't fall as quickly as crudeoil.Alaska North Slope crudeoil prices have been declining steadily since July...converging," to Alaska's disadvantage. "Brent (crudeoil) is down, WTI is basically holding, and ANS...

...gasoline prices are largely the result of relatively steady crudeoil prices, even though there has been a long list of global...taken offline to be upgraded to handle cheaper Canadian crudeoil. That work is done and the refineries are churning out...